Chair



Aug. 2o, 1940.

H. YOUNG 2,212,093

CHAIR 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 18. 1938 AT RNEYS.

H.YOUNG Aug. zo, 1940,

CHAIR Filed March 18, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 m IlHIII Patented ug. 20, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CHAIR Hugh Young, Bruni, Tex.

Application March 18, 1938, Serial No. 196,757

1 Claim.

`This invention relates to furniture and more particularly to a chair, one object of the invention being to provide a chair of the type known as porch or lawn chairs vwhich is so constructed f that it may be easily moved from one place to another and liirmlv secured after being moved to the 4desired location.

Another object oi the invention is to provide a chair having a frame equipped with rollers to facilitate movement from one place to another and improved brake mechanism for the rollers capable of being operated by a person occupying the chair.

Another object of the invention is to provide the chair with a frame of an improved construction from which the chair is suspended, the chair and the frame or stand being both of light but strong construction and the chair being so suspended that it may have swinging movement.

It is another object of the invention to so construct the chair that it will be very comfortable and may haveits back and leg support angularly adjusted from an upright position to a reclining position.

Still another object of the invention resides in providing a device which is simple and durable in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and one which will be very eficient in operation and application to use.

With these and numerous other objects in view, my invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in the specification and claim.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein: T

`Figure 1 is a perspective view of the chair when in 'an upright position, the canvas being omitted and indicated by dot and dash lines for sake of clearness in illustrating the framework of the stand and the chair;

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 showing the canvas in place and the chair tilted to a reclining position;

ports the chair for swinging movement. The stand is provided with wheels or rollers 3 in order that it may be easily shifted from one location to another and carries brake mechanism 4 by means of which the wheels may be held against free rotation and the chair thus prevented from shifting its position during use after being moved to a desired location. The chair I is suspended between side standards of the stand and mounted for swinging movement and so constructed that it may be tilted from an upright position to a reclining position, shifting of the chair to a reclining position being accomplished by a person while occupying the chair.

The stand is formed of metal and has side standards which are of a duplicate construction and each provided with an upright 5 and front and rear braces 6 and l. Upper ends of the braces are welded to or formed integral with the upper ends of the uprights and their lower ends are united to ends of base bars 8 to which lower ends of the uprights are also united at points midway the ends of the base bars. Therefore each of the side standards is of a triangular formation. Cross braces or struts 9 extend transversely of the stand With their ends bolted or otherwise secured to the uprights 5 and at their intersection one of the cross braces carries a strap I0 through which the other cross brace extends. The wheels 3 are rotatably mounted at the junction of the braces 6 and 'I with iront and rear ends of the base bars and rotate freely so that the stand may be shifted easily from one location to another.

After the stand has been shifted to a desired location the wheels are to be locked against free rotation and thus prevent swinging movement of the chair from causing the stand to gradually shift its position. In order to do so there has been provided the braking mechanism 1I which consists of strips or bars II formed of resilient metal such as spring steel. These strips II extend diagonally across the stand and are pivoted near their outer ends, one to a front brace t and the other to a rear brace "I, as shown at I2. Inner ends of the strips are pivoted to the lower end oa rod or link I3 which is slidably mounted for vertical movement through the strap I!! and pivoted to the inner end of a lever I4. This lever is pivoted to the upper portion of one of the cross braces 9 as at I5 and at its outer end is pivoted as shown at I6 to the lower end of a rod or link Il which extends vertically and has its upper end pivoted as at I8 to the actuating handle I9. This handle is pivoted to the adjacent upright 5 as shown at 29 and is so located that it may be easily reached by a person occupying the chair i. When an occupant of the chair grasps the handle and exerts 4downward pressure thereon the lever I4 will be rocked about its pivot i5 to swing its inner end upwardly and upward pull will be exerted upon the link I3. Upward pull upon the inner ends of the bars or strips ii rocks them about their pivots l2 and their outer end portions Il which serve as brake shoes will be moved into engagement with tires of the wheels and pressure will be applied to the tires to frictionally prevent rotation of the wheels. Resiliency of the strips or bars il permits movement vof the handle to a position past a dead center and the handle will remain in the depressed position until manually swung upwardly to the initial position for releasing the wheels. The two positions of the brakes have been shown in Figures 3 and 4.

The chair I consists of a seat, a back, and a leg rest having a foot support at its lower end. The side bars or strips 2i of the seat constitute intermediate strips of the chair frame and these side strips have their rear end portions curved downwardly as shown at 2d to form brackets between which the roller or rear bar 23 is rotatably mounted. Front ends of the side bars '2i are pivoted to the side bars 2d. of the leg rest as shown at 25 and between the forward ends of the strips 2i extends a front bar 2S which is preferably formed of wood and has a transversely rounded upper surface. This front bar is secured to the side bars by screws 2 which pass through the side bars and are screwed into opposite ends of the iront bare.

The side bars Zii of the leg rest constitute the forward strips of the chair frame and have their lower ends pivoted as shown at 28 to the rearwardly extending side arms 29 of the foot rest 3Q, the foot rest and its'side arms being formed from a single length or metal having its end portions bent to form the side arms. A roller 3i is mounted between lower end portions of the side bars 21% and is preferably formed of wood. Upper end portions of the side bars M extend above the side bars 2i of the seat and their upper ends are Apivoted to the metal strips 32 which, together with the wooden strips 33 carriedv thereby, constitute arms for the chair. The strips 32 have their rear ends pivoted to the side bars 34 of the chair back which constitute the rear sections of the chair frame and these side bars 3f? have their lower ends pivoted to the side bars 2l of the seat as shown at 35. A roller 36 is secured between upper ends of the side bars 341 and constitutes the top bar of the chair back. Screws 3i are employed to secure the rollers 23, ii and 35 in order that these rollers will be rmly but removably mounted. This permits the rollers 3i and 35i to be passed through loops 38 and 39 formed at ends or" a strip of canvas which extends :from the lower end of the leg rest, rearwardly across the cross bar 25 to the rear end of the seat where it is folded and sewed to form a depending loop M through which the roller 23 passes and then upwardly to form webbing for the back of the chair. Hand rests i2 which are formed of bent metal rods are secured to the iront braces 6 of the side standards of the stand and are so located that their horizontally extending upper portions d2' are located above the arm rests 33.

The chair is to be suspended between the standards of the stand 2 and in order to do so there have been provided hangers 43 which are of an inverted U-shape and formed of bent strips of resilient metal. These hangers are disposed at upper ends of the standards with their outer arms secured to the standards as shown at 44. The inner arms of the hangers carry depending hooks 45 which engage upper ends o-f yokes 46 which are of a substantially inverted V-shape and formed of metal rods and have their front arms pivoted to the arm strips 32 and their rear arms pivoted to the side bars Sli of the back. By so mounting the chair between the standards of the stand it will be mounted for swinging movement forwardly and rearwardly. Therefore a person occupying the chair may impart swinging movement to it and it will be very comfortable. The back may be disposed in an upright position in which case the leg rest will also be upright and when it is desired to rest in a` reclining position it is merely necessary to apply suiicient foot pressure to theA foot rest and the back and they may be tilted to the desired incline without arising from the chair. By providing the loop lli through which the roller 23 passes the portions of the canvas serving as webbing for the seat and the back will be braced and held in their proper positions to form a comfortable seat and back for the chair.

From the foregoing description of the construction of my improved device, the operation thereof and the method of applying the same to use, will be readily understood. It will be seen that have provided a simple, inexpensive and eiiicient means for carrying out the objects of the invention and while I have particularly described the elements best adapted to perform the function set forth, it is obvious that various changes in form, proportion and in the minor details of construction may be resorted to, Without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the principles of the invention.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is:

In a chair structure, a stand having side standards, front and rear wheels for said standards, cross braces carried by and extending diagonally between said standards and intersect- Ving'eacli other between the standards, a strap carried by one brace and extending across the intersecting portion of the other brace, a chair suspended from said standards for swinging movement between the same, brake bars extending diagonally between said standards and pivoted'to the standards with their outer end portions disposed over a front wheel of one .standard and a rear wheel of the other standard and serving as brake shoes for engaging the wheels, a lever pivoted intermediate its length to the upper portion of one cross brace and extending transversely of the stand under said chair, a link extending vertically through said strap with its upper end pivoted to the inner end of said lever and its lower end pivoted to inner ends of said brake bars, an operating handle pivoted to one standard and a. link extending vertically with its upper end pivoted to said handle and its lower end pivoted to the outer end of said lever.

HUGH YOUNG. 

